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22 April 2013 8:06 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

A high-profile Spanish project that’s uneven on every level except technique, the watchable but forgettable “The Last Days” finds helmers Alex and David Pastor failing to deliver on the promise of their 2009 English-language debut, “Carriers.” Also an apocalyptic thriller, but this time set in Spain and shot in Spanish, the pic is overblown where “Carriers” was subtle, and probes far less deeply into the human consequences of living in the bizarre world it depicts. That said, there’s still enough energy and gloss to ensure the pic will play well to undemanding auds, and it’s held its own against higher-profile American offerings in local release. Presales have been brisk.

Barcelona-based project manager Marc (Quim Gutierrez) is struggling to meet his work deadlines, a fact duly noted by Enrique (Jose Coronado, grizzled and charismatic), a hard-nosed troubleshooter brought into the company to clear out deadwood. The film transitions fairly smoothly between these scenes, »

- Jonathan Holland

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